Personal Support Worker

CareQuilt; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 6,300 - 8,500; Part time

Job summary

Quilt, Inc. is seeking a compassionate Personal Support Worker to assist a senior living at home in South Windsor, Windsor. The role focuses on Bathing assistance, companionship, and mobility support using a walker, with visits twice weekly for four hours in total.

The client values independence, social engagement, and a safe, organized home environment during a transition period. Prior PSW certification and patience are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with seniors who use mobility aids.
• Patient, calm demeanor with strong interpersonal skills.
• Reliable and consistent with scheduled visits.
• Respectful of client independence and boundaries.
• Comfortable with a cluttered home during transition.

Responsibilities

• Provide bathing assistance twice weekly, ensuring safety and dignity during showers.
• Help organize and sort through household items as she settles into her home.
• Engage in meaningful conversation and companionship.
• Support light activities like crafts or painting.
• Provide mobility assistance with walker as needed.
• Create a comfortable, supportive presence that respects independence.

Skills

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Mobility aids experience

Education

PSW certification

Job description

Personal Support Worker - South Windsor, Windsor - CAD$162.00/week

Description

About the Client:

We're seeking a compassionate caregiver for a warm, social senior living independently at home with her daughter in Windsor. She's cognitively sharp, remembers names well, and loves connecting with people. She enjoys crafts, painting, and good conversation. While she's quite independent mentally, she uses a walker for mobility and cannot walk long distances. She previously lived at a Chartwell retirement community where she thrived socially, making friends with staff and residents alike. She's now settled back into her own home and is working through organizing belongings after her recent move.

Responsibilities:

• Provide bathing assistance twice weekly, ensuring safety and dignity during showers
• Help organize and sort through household items as she continues settling into her home
• Engage in meaningful conversation and companionship
• Support light activities like crafts or painting
• Provide mobility assistance as needed with her walker
• Create a comfortable, supportive presence that respects her independence

What We're Looking For:

• Experience working with seniors who use mobility aids (walker/wheelchair)
• Patient, calm demeanor with excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to make clients feel comfortable and at ease
• Reliable and consistent with scheduled visits
• Warm, positive energy that encourages engagement
• Understanding that the home is currently being organized and may have clutter
• Respectful of client independence while providing necessary support

Schedule:

Two 2-hour visits per week, totaling 4 hours weekly. Preferred days are Monday, Wednesday, or Saturday, with visits starting around 11:00 AM. Flexibility with exact days is possible. The client's daughter lives on-site and will be available to facilitate introductions and provide support during the transition period. This is a long-term opportunity with potential to continue as care needs evolve.

Pay & Hours

CAD$27.00/hr

Hourly rate

CAD$162.00/week

Per week

Estimated Earnings Based on 3 day(s)/week

Required Days

Preferred days: Mon, Wed, Sat

Preferred times: Morning, Afternoon

Immediately

Location

South Windsor, Windsor

Care needs

Personal care

Mobility support

Companionship

Requirements

License/Certification

Personal Support Worker (PSW)

Required languages

Considerations

Comfortable with stairs

Additional Considerations

Client lives in retirement home but will be moving back to her own house with her daughter in October. House is currently being organized and cleaned. Client uses a walker and scoots on it rather than walking properly. She cannot walk any distance and needs to sit frequently. Client is cognitively sharp with good memory. She is very social, enjoys talking, crafts, and painting. She befriended staff at retirement home and gets along well with younger people. Client needs help sorting through belongings and organizing items as she is a pack rat with lots of possessions still being put away after the move.